2 Hawaii-based soldiers killed in Afghanistan

HONOLULU 
Two Hawaii-based Army soldiers from the 25th Infantry Division at Schofield Barracks have been killed in Afghanistan following an attack on their vehicle with an improvised explosive device.

The Department of Defense said Thursday the two soldiers died Tuesday in Kunar province.

They are 29-year-old Staff Sgt. James M. Christen of Loomis, Calif., and 27-year-old Sgt. Jacob Molina of Houston.